Where is the Darkside forum

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Re: Where is the Darkside forum

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BlacktopTravelr wrote:ok, here's my problem with a DS tire. I can't get the beads to seat properly, add to that the fact I can't find anyone willing to put enough air in the tire to pop the bead over the lip holding it back. :bang: I guess the next time I try to pt the tire on I will use the trusty WD-40 and see if that works better than the Dawn dish soap. I think I used WD-40 the last time and it seated with just 70 lbs of air in the tire instead of the 110 lbs I normally used. :bonk:
I've used Windex to seat the bead in some tyres recently and it works pretty well. It evaporates and leaves little residue unlike WD40 or other water displacement fluids.

Also a good idea to heat up the tyre as well - don't know what the weather is like where you are but if you can put 50lbs in the tyre and leave it in the sun I've heard that's worked for a lot of people. Also make sure the rim / lip is super clean / polished.

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Re: Where is the Darkside forum

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I know I am real late getting back to this, but chit happens. Since the insurance has elapsed on the 800 and I'm not in a hurry to put it back on, the tire has sort of taken a backseat to other things. I will be watching the weather to see if it gets back into the 60's anytime soon. If it does I'll be trying the WD-40 thing and 60 to 70 PSI hoping it pops on. [emoji106] [space] :cheers: [space] :XmasTree:
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